[3] In the jungle surrounding the village of Adavipalli, a government project is underway to construct a railway bridge to facilitate the transport of goods, as the area is rich in ores and located between two hills.

In the first half, Raju successfully traps and kills the lion, but this comes at the cost of his friend Appanna Dora (Nagendra Babu).

Additionally, Raju faces trouble from a corrupt forest ranger (Surya) and a local smuggler (Ramireddy), both of whom he defeats by the interval.

In a flashback, Raju, while participating in a crafts fair in the city to sell jungle herbs, meets Aishwarya, who is engaged to Vicky (Raja Ravindra).

[2] Nagendra Babu contributed to the development of the storyline, while writers Yandamuri Veerendranath and Satyanand worked on the script in consultation with Gunasekhar and lead actor Chiranjeevi.

Several scenes featuring the lion were shot in South Africa, with Pentamedia Graphics contributing to the visual effects.

What keeps the film afloat is the adventure drama, but unfortunately the director decides to sink his ship with a flashback that doesn't seem to end, contributing to tears and heartache.

"[7] Idlebrain wrote, "As story is plain and simple, a lot would depend upon screenplay to make the film gripping and interesting.

And he tried to ape the original film in most of the scenes, which resulted in poor copying as we lack the special FX finesse the Hollywood boast of".